Garbage trucks create reef

Thailand has dumped 189 old garbage trucks off its southern coast in a bid to build an artificial reef to lure fish for local fishermen. Under a project initiated by Thailand’s queen, everything from concrete pillars to old rail cars has been dumped at 47 sites. There are now about 43 species of fish living around these reefs.

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